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what can clinton tell obamas a he fights his own party over his deal on the bush tax cuts? >>> when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch paul mccartney in this very building with jimmy fallon last night talking about his encounter with president obama. turns out the president of the united states doesn't quite know all the words to the beatles tunes. >>> well, the world may be going to hell in a hand basket, but the good news is we won't be around much longer to watch it happen. if you want to sound smart tell your friends that the center for disease control reports that life expectancy in the united states dipped slightly in 2008 to 77.8 years. that's the first drop since 2004. >> what? >> just a bit off. >> what about me? >> that gives you about three months to live. enough with the real news, let's huddle up around the water cooler to check out barbara walters interview with sarah palin. she was chosen by babs as one of 2010's most fascinating people. in 2008 sarah palin was asked what magazines do you read. sarah palin didn't like that. >> well, l
what can clinton tell obamas a he fights his own party over his deal on the bush tax cuts? >>> when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch paul mccartney in this very building with jimmy fallon last night talking about his encounter with president obama. turns out the president of the united states doesn't quite know all the words to the beatles tunes. >>> well, the world may be going to hell in a hand basket, but the good news is we won't be around much...
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president obama tells congressional leaders he won't allow a repeat of last summer's debt crisis. the new comments come after house speaker john boehner promise the a fight over the debt limit. will we have a repeat of last summer? i will talk with james cli born live and former president bill clinton taking on mitt romney. >> that etch-a-sketch guy, they said he ought to give him a promotion and he told the truth. >> the defense rests in the jeds trial without edwards, his daughter cate or his former mistress taking the stand. we'll have a live report. a foret may seem like the stuff of fairy tales. but if you take away the faces on the trees... take away the pixie dust. take away the singing animals, and the storybook narrator... [ man ] you're left with more electric trucks. more recycled shipping materials... and a growing number of lower emissions planes... which still makes for a pretty enchanted tale. ♪ la la la [ man ] whoops, forgot one... [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calori
president obama tells congressional leaders he won't allow a repeat of last summer's debt crisis. the new comments come after house speaker john boehner promise the a fight over the debt limit. will we have a repeat of last summer? i will talk with james cli born live and former president bill clinton taking on mitt romney. >> that etch-a-sketch guy, they said he ought to give him a promotion and he told the truth. >> the defense rests in the jeds trial without edwards, his daughter...
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. >>> president obama tells congress it's time to start acting like grown ups and get a short term budget passed before the government shuts down. the question is have republicans and democrats resigned themselves now to the fact that our country is going to go on a little hiatus? all this to say nothing of the long term budget. in the proposal from paul ryan, republicans are calling historic and democrats are calling cruel to grandmas and sweet little children. the question is if these people can't agree on a budget to fund the government for the next six months, how can they fix the problems over the
. >>> president obama tells congress it's time to start acting like grown ups and get a short term budget passed before the government shuts down. the question is have republicans and democrats resigned themselves now to the fact that our country is going to go on a little hiatus? all this to say nothing of the long term budget. in the proposal from paul ryan, republicans are calling historic and democrats are calling cruel to grandmas and sweet little children. the question is if...
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president obama tells his campaign to start going after that super pac cash to keep up with the flood of it on the republican side. we'll talk about what this means for the general election just ahead. . and when we come back here, we'll huddle up around the water cooler to watch iran's latest threat. 3500 armed female ninjas. [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. >>> russia's foreign minister is in syria today to meet with president assad. russia joined china over the weekend as we told you in blocking a u.n. resolution that would have pushed assad from you power. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends russia reportedly signed a deal last month to sell syria about 40 advance fighter training jets worth more than half a billion dollars. by one estimate, syria makes up 7% of russia's $10 billion in annual arm sales to foreign countries. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the wat
president obama tells his campaign to start going after that super pac cash to keep up with the flood of it on the republican side. we'll talk about what this means for the general election just ahead. . and when we come back here, we'll huddle up around the water cooler to watch iran's latest threat. 3500 armed female ninjas. [ female announcer ] lactaid milk is easy to digest. it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose...
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president obama tells republican critics of his health care plan to put their proposals on the table and do it on television where all of us can see it. not since zell miller challenged me to a duel has there been a crossing of political swords. >>> here's another pushback. white house counterterrorism adviser john brennan said republican critics of the president's anti-terrorism policy are "making charges and allegations that are not anchored in reality." he's talking about the republican cat calling over the legal handling of the christmas bomber. >>> and why is republican senator richard shelby holding up 70, count them, 70 obama nominees. is this about pork? this is about one senator's demand for more federal spending in his state. even as he demands less federal spending across the board. that's in the politics fix. >>> a friend of this show, and friend of mine, john murtha died today at the able of 77. i'll share my thoughts of this great gentleman from pennsylvania later in the show. >>> down in nashville, mark is a former mccain adviser and contributor to the daly beast.com.
president obama tells republican critics of his health care plan to put their proposals on the table and do it on television where all of us can see it. not since zell miller challenged me to a duel has there been a crossing of political swords. >>> here's another pushback. white house counterterrorism adviser john brennan said republican critics of the president's anti-terrorism policy are "making charges and allegations that are not anchored in reality." he's talking about...
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when he said islam has gotten a free pass under president obama, tell that to al qaeda or the taliban, when he seems more concerned about the muslims of the world than christians being slaughtered, i agree with him, we should worry about the percent kugs, to say that about president obama that is not sending a signal or dog whistle. that is a really serious charge and it's not true. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >> great to be with you, ed. >>> answer the question, share your thoughts on twitter. controversial ultrasound bill is once again delayed in the state of virginia. democratic lawmaker charniele herring calls it state-spon tored rape. the politics is ugly and may be a wake up call for women voters every where. jonathan alter, richard wolffe join me for the discussion. stay with us, lots more coming up. >> coming up the virginia house of delegates delays a vote on radical women's health bill. i'll talk to one of the lawmakers on the front line of the fight against the radical law. >>> last week we told you about republicans refusing to allow a woman to testify on contrace
when he said islam has gotten a free pass under president obama, tell that to al qaeda or the taliban, when he seems more concerned about the muslims of the world than christians being slaughtered, i agree with him, we should worry about the percent kugs, to say that about president obama that is not sending a signal or dog whistle. that is a really serious charge and it's not true. >> thank you for joining us tonight. >> great to be with you, ed. >>> answer the question,...
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. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama tells a war-weary american public the u.s. military has a, quote, clear path to fulfill our mission in afghanistan. what does that mean exactly? we'll kick it around with our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back on "way too early," we will hud had elle up around the water cooler to watch jon stewart imagine what a republican political ad might look like had it been president bush to get osama bin laden. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] most people tend to think more about how they brush than what they brush with. until i show them this. the new oral-b pro-health clinical brush. its pro-flex sides adjust to teeth and gums for a better clean. the new pro-health clinical brush from oral-b. "0 . of. . >>> presidentobama, as we've been talking about all morning, addressed the nation from afghanistan last night, declaring that the defeat of al qaeda is within reach and afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for terrorists. his remarks, of course, came on the anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. if you wan
. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama tells a war-weary american public the u.s. military has a, quote, clear path to fulfill our mission in afghanistan. what does that mean exactly? we'll kick it around with our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back on "way too early," we will hud had elle up around the water cooler to watch jon stewart imagine what a republican political ad might look like had it been...
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. >>> president obama tells the country that the tide of war is receding. with his announcement last night that the 33,000 surge troops will be home from afghanistan by next year. the question is did the president successfully position himself last night as the man who is ending george busch's wars and bringing the troops home? the president, as you can imagi imagine, left them running for the exits in afghanistan and leaving the generals with an impossible job. question is will the remaining 68,000 troops still pull up stakes and leave in 2014 to complete the withdrawal. >>> and after 16 years the fbi tracks down
. >>> president obama tells the country that the tide of war is receding. with his announcement last night that the 33,000 surge troops will be home from afghanistan by next year. the question is did the president successfully position himself last night as the man who is ending george busch's wars and bringing the troops home? the president, as you can imagi imagine, left them running for the exits in afghanistan and leaving the generals with an impossible job. question is will the...
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. >>> the obama administration is telling americans in europe to be extra vigilant. the new travel alert issued by the state department reads in part u.s. citizens are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure. u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling. i'm joined now live by michael isikoff, national correspondent
. >>> the obama administration is telling americans in europe to be extra vigilant. the new travel alert issued by the state department reads in part u.s. citizens are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure. u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling. i'm joined now live by michael isikoff, national...
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. >>> and president obama tells the crowd to break out their roller skates after his stump speech is interrupted by a disco era light show. that clip is coming up soon. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> for the first time the republican race for president today, mitt romney hits the campaign trail without any serious opposition to his bid to the party's nomination. rick santorum bowed out of the fight yesterday despite winning 11 states and more overall counties than any other candidate, but the delicate math was against him. after the recent hospitalization of his young daughter, bella, he said the opportunity to leave the race is to his benefit. tightening poll numbers also indicated his homestate was in jeopardy. >> ladies and gentlemen, we -- we made the decision to get into this race at our kitchen table, against all the odds, and we made the decision over the weekend that while this presidential race for us is over, for me, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting. we are going to continue to fight for those
. >>> and president obama tells the crowd to break out their roller skates after his stump speech is interrupted by a disco era light show. that clip is coming up soon. first the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> for the first time the republican race for president today, mitt romney hits the campaign trail without any serious opposition to his bid to the party's nomination. rick santorum bowed out of the fight yesterday despite winning 11 states and...
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that's ahead in sports. >>> plus, president obama tells leno about the unscheduled visit he made to a southern california chicken and waffles joint. and the problem with getting hot sauce on your tie before a big fund-raiser. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables? yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? i refer to her as "that woman with the great gums." as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. and it protects these other areas dentists check most. crest pro-health clinical gum protection. because healthy smiles are built on healthy gums. life opens up when you do. we earn more cash back for the things we buy mo
that's ahead in sports. >>> plus, president obama tells leno about the unscheduled visit he made to a southern california chicken and waffles joint. and the problem with getting hot sauce on your tie before a big fund-raiser. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables? yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it...
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president obama tells libya's moammar gadhafi it's time to go. web of worry, the bizarre reason behind the auto industry's latest recall. >>> and have we met? national geographic unveils an image of the world's most typical person. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. > e . >>> we begin this morning with tough talk. president obama is no longer mincing words, saying the time has come for libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down and set the embattled country free, this as protesters gather for massive day of rage rallies after friday prayers. nbc's steve handelsman has our report. >> colonel gadhafi needs to step down from power and leave. >> reporter: president obama toughened his rhetoric after the escalation in libya. for a second day, moammar gadhafi warplanes launched attacks near libyan forces who were holding an oil region west of tripoli, the capital. no word on what if anything the jets hit. by the fighter jet had to be ordered by the libyan strong man. >> the violence must stop. moammar gadhafi has lost
president obama tells libya's moammar gadhafi it's time to go. web of worry, the bizarre reason behind the auto industry's latest recall. >>> and have we met? national geographic unveils an image of the world's most typical person. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. > e . >>> we begin this morning with tough talk. president obama is no longer mincing words, saying the time has come for libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down...
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coming up on "morning joe," in a sunday night announcement, president obama tells the country there is a deal on iz rag the debt ceiling. we'll tell you why progressives, though, less than enthused by the news coming from the commander in chief. that man very happy, john bay they ar boehner. when we come being about a, we'll watch the chavez workout. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> the tentative deal on the deficit will give president obama the chance to increase the debt limit, something he's done three times since taking office. it's a move just about every president who has had the chance to do it has done durin
coming up on "morning joe," in a sunday night announcement, president obama tells the country there is a deal on iz rag the debt ceiling. we'll tell you why progressives, though, less than enthused by the news coming from the commander in chief. that man very happy, john bay they ar boehner. when we come being about a, we'll watch the chavez workout. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice......
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in the interim, however, obama could issue an order suspending enforce many of don't ask, don't tell and stop loss order. he has the authority as the commander in chief in and 78 members of congress sent him a letter asking him to do that while they work on rescinding a group discharging gay and lesbian service members at the rate of two a day. people we need in the forces right now while we are fighting the two wars. so a lot of people in the gay and lesbian community think it is terrific obama is willing to repeat and repeat and repeat his campaign promises. but we want to see some action. and he made promises about marriage act, hiv travel ban, gay and lesbian people adopting. there are lot of promises he made. this is the one he can show he is sincere by taking action now and suspending the option of don't ask, don't tell now. just like nap tan has suspended enforcement of the widows penalty. this issue and really the hiv travel ban that the administration is dragging its feet on can show it is not just talk, they will follow through on the promises. >> i noticed on health care r
in the interim, however, obama could issue an order suspending enforce many of don't ask, don't tell and stop loss order. he has the authority as the commander in chief in and 78 members of congress sent him a letter asking him to do that while they work on rescinding a group discharging gay and lesbian service members at the rate of two a day. people we need in the forces right now while we are fighting the two wars. so a lot of people in the gay and lesbian community think it is terrific...
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. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? they remove 2 times more dirt and make-up than basic cleansing. for a deep clean feeling, deep cleansers from olay. you can learn to switch off hungry and lose weight. right now weight watchers is offering a whole month free. join and get a month of unlimited meetings and online tools. so all you'll need is 45 minutes a week to take control, turn hungry off... ...and turn weight loss on. the free month offer's only available for a limited time so join today. hurry registration's free too. weight watchers. stop dieting. start living. stop dieting. discover a light yogurt like no other. activia l
. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? they remove 2...
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president obama tells msnbc's brian williams that the u.s. isn't ruling anything out, including providing weapons to the rebels. >> i'm not ruling it out but i'm also not ruling it in. we're still making an assessment, partly about what gadhafi's forces are going to be doing. but we're not taking anything off the table at this point. >> nbc chief correspondent richard engel is in the stronghold of benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the rebels here in eastern libya are continuing to find themselves on their back foot, driven back by gadhafi's forces. gadhafi's forces are also now changing their tactics. they've been using tanks for the last several days but have discovered that those tanks are so easily identified and destroyed by western air strikes. now gadhafi's troops are using small units, going out in jeeps, civilian cars, going through the desert and then flanking the rebels. it makes it much more difficult for pilots to look down at the battlefield and identify who's who. from a pilot's perspective, all they see are rebels in pickup trucks
president obama tells msnbc's brian williams that the u.s. isn't ruling anything out, including providing weapons to the rebels. >> i'm not ruling it out but i'm also not ruling it in. we're still making an assessment, partly about what gadhafi's forces are going to be doing. but we're not taking anything off the table at this point. >> nbc chief correspondent richard engel is in the stronghold of benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the rebels here in eastern libya are continuing to...
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that student said earlier today she received a phone call from president obama telling her her parents should be proud. limbaugh going on his show mocking even that moment. we will play the latest on that and the twitter campaign to get more companies to no longer advertise on his show. >>> plus, michelle obama opens up about her faith and fitness in a brand new interview that will air this weekend. we'll show you a bit of that interview today. >>> chris hanson will join us with some shocking secrets about who is really caring for children at day care centers around the country. chris will join me live. next. a carfirmation. hey. this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ we have t
that student said earlier today she received a phone call from president obama telling her her parents should be proud. limbaugh going on his show mocking even that moment. we will play the latest on that and the twitter campaign to get more companies to no longer advertise on his show. >>> plus, michelle obama opens up about her faith and fitness in a brand new interview that will air this weekend. we'll show you a bit of that interview today. >>> chris hanson will join us...
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that i promised i would never use against president obama tell prompter. and i intend to keep that promise. >> by the way, i do have to apologize to you this evening. i did not bring my tell prompters with me tonight. >>ite to confess, i did not bring my tell prompters with me today. >> there will be no tell prompters in the bachmann white house. >> well, her problem, of course, is everybody watching those is what was in her head or not in it. >>> next up, we've heard spec tlags that alec baldwin wants to enter politics, but he tells "new york times" today he's looking into getting his master's in politics and seem to have sights set on becoming mayor of new york city. he plans to become knowledgeable, he says on the i.n.s. and ins and outs of new york and what's the reality of york and what's the reality of the city unions, agreements, teachers, decentralization, things like that, utilities of coned and mta, how does it all work? imagine that, someone wanting to learn the business of politics before entering it. >>> promising though a run may be for him a
that i promised i would never use against president obama tell prompter. and i intend to keep that promise. >> by the way, i do have to apologize to you this evening. i did not bring my tell prompters with me tonight. >>ite to confess, i did not bring my tell prompters with me today. >> there will be no tell prompters in the bachmann white house. >> well, her problem, of course, is everybody watching those is what was in her head or not in it. >>> next up, we've...
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and later, president obama says he'll end "don't ask/don't tell" but it is what the president has left out of his speech that has worried gay activists. national car rental? that's my choice. because with national, i roll past the counter... and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like a pro. arch shows that dancing is good for your heart. now that's a good call. so is fish oil. nature made fish oil protects your heart, so you can dance great and live great every day. learn more at naturemade.com. nature made. fuel your greatness. liz cheney is concerned with america's leadership in the world after president obama won the nobel peace prize. cheney explains why the president should not accept the award. dan savage joins us to explain why the president's speech to gay rights group ended up angering gays and the religious right. later the exclusive interview with rush limbaugh, next. dddd >>> president obama's nobel peace prize. on one hand secretary of state hillary clinton today explained that he won for changing america's relat
and later, president obama says he'll end "don't ask/don't tell" but it is what the president has left out of his speech that has worried gay activists. national car rental? that's my choice. because with national, i roll past the counter... and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now that's a good call. go national. go like a pro. arch shows that dancing is good for your heart. now that's a good call. so is fish oil. nature made fish oil protects your heart, so you...
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get a 30-day free trial at intuit.com. >>> still ahead tonight, president obama tells the human rights campaign that he will end don't ask, don't tell. up next, dan savage explains why the president's reiteration of his campaign pledge upset more people than it pleased. and rush limbaugh answers his critics both inside and outside the republican party. is rush limbaugh ruining the gop? his answer ahead on "countdown." >>> on saturday night, president barack obama spoke to the last remaining group in the united states that is legally treated as second class citizens. and in our third story in the "countdown" the president promised gay right activists he would end the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. to the disappointment of many of his supporters he offered no timeline for stopping that ridiculous practice. before 3,000 guests at the annual washington dinner of the human rights campaign, the nation's largest gay rights organization, the president said that he did not expect advocates to be patient on the vital issue of basic human rights. and the president took the opportunity
get a 30-day free trial at intuit.com. >>> still ahead tonight, president obama tells the human rights campaign that he will end don't ask, don't tell. up next, dan savage explains why the president's reiteration of his campaign pledge upset more people than it pleased. and rush limbaugh answers his critics both inside and outside the republican party. is rush limbaugh ruining the gop? his answer ahead on "countdown." >>> on saturday night, president barack obama...
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in this case, the obama campaign is actually a telling contrast. think back to obama's 2008 campaign. what did he run on? getting out of iraq was a big part of it, but his big domestic ideas were long-term, a health care plan, a middle class tax cut, a plan to cut carb emissions, immigration reform, and he promised all of it would be paid for, because in an expansionary period, we had to get deficits down. we wouldn't keep growing deficits while we were growing, right? but by the time he had entered office, the economy began to collapse, and this is really the key part here. his policies changed. it's not that he didn't support the other stuff or that he didn't try to pass it. in fact, he did pass health care reform, but his first initiative was a massive deficit finance stimulus bill. by the way, before he got into office, he helped pass the second tranche of the t.a.r.p. bill, too. this year, his campaign's biggest idea is the american jobs act, which combines big but temporary tax cuts for workers and small or expanding businesses with aid to st
in this case, the obama campaign is actually a telling contrast. think back to obama's 2008 campaign. what did he run on? getting out of iraq was a big part of it, but his big domestic ideas were long-term, a health care plan, a middle class tax cut, a plan to cut carb emissions, immigration reform, and he promised all of it would be paid for, because in an expansionary period, we had to get deficits down. we wouldn't keep growing deficits while we were growing, right? but by the time he had...
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and next i would say joe biden and president obama. >> that tells me a lot. tell me why the president of the united states is so far at the bottom? is it his middle name, hussein? >> i would say there's a level of prejudice that he had some islamic background true his stepfather. but i think it has to do more with the fact that he came into office a year ago, he wanted to calibrate the relationship between the united states and the muslim world. and the endiest and clearest way to do that is put some distance between the united states and israel. he did that. that made people nervous. i think there's also some sense here that some degree of racism, to be perfectly honest. >> because they see him as a black man. let me ask you an ideal question. it seems to be the great american presidents. clinton would be one of them in terms of the middle east, have been able to wear two hats at the same time. great friend of israel, trusted as a friend of israel going back to 48 with harry truman, and also had the credibility as a peacemaker, as a dealmaker. you know, as a
and next i would say joe biden and president obama. >> that tells me a lot. tell me why the president of the united states is so far at the bottom? is it his middle name, hussein? >> i would say there's a level of prejudice that he had some islamic background true his stepfather. but i think it has to do more with the fact that he came into office a year ago, he wanted to calibrate the relationship between the united states and the muslim world. and the endiest and clearest way to...
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the problem is not enough americans hate barack obama -- >> i'll tell you what i'm impressed by is obama bringing in the cavalry. he brought in colin powell. said are you going to endorse or not, and he wouldn't tell me. just at the right time. he got bloomberg coming out -- >> and by the way -- >> now the biggest endorsement you can get, the best surrogate on this planet is bill clinton. the former president has been all over the country for obama. he's lost his voice he's working so hard. here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg,
the problem is not enough americans hate barack obama -- >> i'll tell you what i'm impressed by is obama bringing in the cavalry. he brought in colin powell. said are you going to endorse or not, and he wouldn't tell me. just at the right time. he got bloomberg coming out -- >> and by the way -- >> now the biggest endorsement you can get, the best surrogate on this planet is bill clinton. the former president has been all over the country for obama. he's lost his voice he's...
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the headline, "obama tells blacks to stop complainin' and fight." this from "mediaite." obama to congressional black caucus, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop whining. you would think he gave a finger wagging speech to the members of the congress forum. you heard a let's get up and go campaign style speech that brought on thunderous ovations from the crowd he was addressing. that's not the way the beltway wants to see it. >> if you listen to what he said to the congressional black caucus on saturday, stop whining. >> last night, at a big dinner here in washington sponsored by the congressional black caucus, the president responded, did he ever. >> the president clearly striking a different chord to the congressional black caucus on saturday. listen to how he told them to stop whining. >> i think he's complaining about you among others, right? >> did it sound like he was complaining? over at yahoo! news you have this, "obama pushes back against the congressional black caucus." i'm no expert, but pushing back is not exactly what this sounds like to me. >> we are going
the headline, "obama tells blacks to stop complainin' and fight." this from "mediaite." obama to congressional black caucus, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop whining. you would think he gave a finger wagging speech to the members of the congress forum. you heard a let's get up and go campaign style speech that brought on thunderous ovations from the crowd he was addressing. that's not the way the beltway wants to see it. >> if you listen to what he said to the...
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you heard president obama tell her story earlier. she survived cancer 11 years ago, only to have her insurance rates and premiums raised. no longer able to afford koofrage, she wrote to the president, expressing the urgent need for health care reform. she has since been diagnosed with leukemia. after sharing her story, president obama told the ohio crowd, i'm here because of natoma. natoma canfield now joins us by phone. good evening. i'm glad you could join us. >> hi. >> first, how are you feeling? >> better now. >> does it help when the president comes to your state and to your town, taking up your cause, of all the visit oors you could have figuratively, that must have been pretty important. >> oh, it's just amazing. >> when you sent your letter to the president, knowing, as i'm sure you do, that he gets thousands and thousands of letters a day, what was your biggest hope of what would happen? >> really just that i would be accounted for somewhere in statistics. >> and how are you -- how are you handling the payments -- the costs
you heard president obama tell her story earlier. she survived cancer 11 years ago, only to have her insurance rates and premiums raised. no longer able to afford koofrage, she wrote to the president, expressing the urgent need for health care reform. she has since been diagnosed with leukemia. after sharing her story, president obama told the ohio crowd, i'm here because of natoma. natoma canfield now joins us by phone. good evening. i'm glad you could join us. >> hi. >> first, how...
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. >>> president obama goes to iowa to explain the health reform law and tells the gop, go for it. take the side of the insurance companies. >> if they want to have that fight, we can have it. because i don't believe that the american people are going to putt the insurance industry back in the driver's seat. >> this, as the final votes are cast in the senate and the house. >>> a witness to history. 11-year-old marcelas owens by the president's side for the historic signing. >> he and i made sure to coordinate our ties. yeah, it looks good. >> marcelas joins us to talk about the day he saw history being written. >>> and a dark day for david frum. after saying this about his fellow republicans. >> we went the radical way looking for waterloo and it looks like we arrived at waterloo. >> his republican think tank has fired him. all that and more, now on "countdown." >> are they going to repeal this? >>> good evening from new york. i'm lawrence o'donnell in for keith olbermann. it is a page straight out of the karl rove playbook, attack your opponent for your own weakness. as in draft d
. >>> president obama goes to iowa to explain the health reform law and tells the gop, go for it. take the side of the insurance companies. >> if they want to have that fight, we can have it. because i don't believe that the american people are going to putt the insurance industry back in the driver's seat. >> this, as the final votes are cast in the senate and the house. >>> a witness to history. 11-year-old marcelas owens by the president's side for the historic...
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team obama tells "the washington post" they were confident in victory but admit they were surprised how quickly the race he was called for the president. we're learning more about the president's re-election strategy. in the new yorker the biggest decision was to spend 20% of the total budget on a summer television advertising blitz attacking romney. the idea was to define rom nil early while he was recovering from the primary. with the celebration over, it's certainly back to work at the white house. topping the agenda, how the administration plans to work with a divided congress to vide the looming fiscal cliff. kristen welker joins me. the president has a trip planned already to myanmar on that trip agenda. what else do we know about this? >> reporter: tamron, this is big news. the white house announcing that president obama will visit myanmar in just about ten days. this, of course, comes after secretary of state hillary clinton visited several months ago. the united states has been working with this country in its transition to democracy. president obama expected to meet with the p
team obama tells "the washington post" they were confident in victory but admit they were surprised how quickly the race he was called for the president. we're learning more about the president's re-election strategy. in the new yorker the biggest decision was to spend 20% of the total budget on a summer television advertising blitz attacking romney. the idea was to define rom nil early while he was recovering from the primary. with the celebration over, it's certainly back to work at...
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. >>> president obama rethinks his war strategy in afghanistan while telling the top u.s. commander in the region to hold off on asking for more troops. >>> imagine finding out your coworker was really your long lost brother. details on the unbelievable family reunion 35 years in the making! >> pretty awesome. >>> and it was hammer time last night! former house majority leader tom delay takes his first bid on the dance floor on "dancing with the stars," wearing a leopard vest. tell you more how the hammer did on msnbc. so many arthritis pain relievers -- i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all day. perfect. choose aleve and you can be taking four times... fewer pills than extra strength tylenol. just 2 aleve have the strength to relieve arthritis pain all day. ♪ ♪ which one's me - for a cool convertible or an suv? ♪ ♪ too bad i didn't know my credit was whack ♪ ♪ 'cause now i'm driving off the lot
. >>> president obama rethinks his war strategy in afghanistan while telling the top u.s. commander in the region to hold off on asking for more troops. >>> imagine finding out your coworker was really your long lost brother. details on the unbelievable family reunion 35 years in the making! >> pretty awesome. >>> and it was hammer time last night! former house majority leader tom delay takes his first bid on the dance floor on "dancing with the...
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. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? come on. [ kissing ] come on. good girl. mollie's never looked better. i really was amazed to see the change in her coat. people stop us when we're walking, and they'll say, "did you shine up her spots?" [ woman announcing ] just another way purina one... unlocks the brilliance of nature... to transform the life of your dog. for us to see the difference in mollie-- we were really excited about it. it just makes you feel wonderful. [ announcer ] it's amazing what one can do. we decide to turn in early. we just know. announcer: finding the moment that's right for you both can take some time. that
. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? come on. [...
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. >>> obama tells it like it is. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. president obama was at the top of his form today speaking logically and authentically to the american people about something truly important. protecting the u.s. in a time of danger. most powerful, i think, was the clarity of his arguments regarding drones. the targeting of americans who are making war on their country right now, and what to do with those prisoners down in guantanamo bay. on each point of action he raised the quite reasonable questions of whether a conscientious president can avoid acting as he has done. most powerful, i think, was the matter he handled the woman who kept crying out, interrupting hill. why i have no idea why his host down there allowed this to go on as long as it did, the president managed to present the callout as an example of democratic government in action. it was, i believe, the kind of presidential leadership many of us applaud. it probably
. >>> obama tells it like it is. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. president obama was at the top of his form today speaking logically and authentically to the american people about something truly important. protecting the u.s. in a time of danger. most powerful, i think, was the clarity of his arguments regarding drones. the targeting of americans who are making war on their country right now,...
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here is president obama telling the class that you cannot discriminate against a muslim mosque but that is not what this is all about this is enormous emotion and sensitivity in new york where 3,000 people were killed. you just don't this. it has gone national. and quite frankly he tried to walk it back saturday by saying look they are a constitutional right to do it but i am not saying they should. >> "the cat":. >> there are some people suggesting this should have been a weekend when all of the press was about him going to the gulf. the positive mes sang he was sending when he was in the gulf. you know, they are there. they are being tourists, spending money. they are in the water. everything is fine. and this has been a he finds himself in the so he to awayrom the message he wanted to send. is is that fair? >> i think that's right. every president regardless of party from time to time makes a mistake getting involved in an issue he should just leave alone. you have a lot of moderate and conservatives in an impossible position is. they either have to criticize their own party or take
here is president obama telling the class that you cannot discriminate against a muslim mosque but that is not what this is all about this is enormous emotion and sensitivity in new york where 3,000 people were killed. you just don't this. it has gone national. and quite frankly he tried to walk it back saturday by saying look they are a constitutional right to do it but i am not saying they should. >> "the cat":. >> there are some people suggesting this should have been a...
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, telling him that i think he could be elected president. and i'm sure there were others. but he was kind of surprised that a democratic leader was calling this new senator over to suggest that he could be elected president. i've apologized to the president. i've apologized to everyone in the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. >> congressman ford, what's your reaction from all this, to the beginning of the day to the end of the day? >> the president has accepted his apology. his colleagues in the senate still have confidence in his ability to lead on health care, jobs and many other issues confronting the nation in the senate. it was an unusual choice of words. but i know harry reid and know him to be a decent and good person. there's no record or other instances of racial animosity expressed by him, either through his work in politics and public policy and certainly not him as a person. i take his apology and take him at his word. and i think he understands as well as any that he and the senate will be judged
, telling him that i think he could be elected president. and i'm sure there were others. but he was kind of surprised that a democratic leader was calling this new senator over to suggest that he could be elected president. i've apologized to the president. i've apologized to everyone in the sound of my voice that i could have used a better choice of words. >> congressman ford, what's your reaction from all this, to the beginning of the day to the end of the day? >> the president...
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. >> can you imagine president obama telling a doctor to shut up? >> thank you. >> it does seem like it's a different standard for different politicians, wouldn't you say, dana? >> well, certainly being from new jersey or new york, you're going to get a little more leeway there. the people he's got to impress are the republican primary voters. he's got a whole bunch of policies that are not inline with the tea party. he seems to be able to, at least so far, to overcome that because he's seen as being plain spoken. you're correct that it doesn't work quite as well for president obama. and i should point out i think he is still sneaking the cigarettes here and there. >> i don't want to get in that one, we'll do that another night. but i will say that working with the president and working with democrats, might be a lot of weight to carry around in a republican primary. no pun intended. joe madison and dana millbank, thanks for your time this evening. . >>> the big debate on presidential power and drones. my commentary next. my mother made the best tof
. >> can you imagine president obama telling a doctor to shut up? >> thank you. >> it does seem like it's a different standard for different politicians, wouldn't you say, dana? >> well, certainly being from new jersey or new york, you're going to get a little more leeway there. the people he's got to impress are the republican primary voters. he's got a whole bunch of policies that are not inline with the tea party. he seems to be able to, at least so far, to overcome...
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-- what it could tell us is that the demographic strength of obama came through in virginia. but there -- he doesn't have the same demographics on his side in ohio, wisconsin, and iowa. >> all the -- are you talking about the demographics meaning african-americans and single women or what? >> yes. i think the whole thing. >> chris, northern virginia is fascinating. for example, in the urban counties around d.c., heavy hispanic, heavy asian-american. >> a lot of vietnamese. >> they all them aap. >> asian american, pacific islanders. if the president carries virginia, if he holds virginia again, i think that's a very strong indicator of a good night. >> i don't disagree but i'm sayi saying. >> if he loses by a couple points, is it he still in it. >> it's really hard for romney to get to 270 if he loses virginia. it's not impossible because wisconsin i think is a sleeper state here. >> christmas morning is only a couple hours away, after 7:00, that christmas morning. 7:30, ohio. will we get a result by then? >> i'll be shocked if we get a result in ohio before midnight. and a re
-- what it could tell us is that the demographic strength of obama came through in virginia. but there -- he doesn't have the same demographics on his side in ohio, wisconsin, and iowa. >> all the -- are you talking about the demographics meaning african-americans and single women or what? >> yes. i think the whole thing. >> chris, northern virginia is fascinating. for example, in the urban counties around d.c., heavy hispanic, heavy asian-american. >> a lot of...
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now trump is telling president obama, i showed you mine, now show me yours. new jersey governor chris christie brings his brand of strait ta straight talk to the nation's capital. they're expected to bring in $10 million. >>> can you see bill murray as fdr? it is really happening. murray is all set to play america's 32nd president in a film adaptation of the radio play hide park on hudson, the story about fdr's affair with a distant cousin. sounds scandalous. >>> at any moment, lawmakers in ohio will vote on a bill that will strip unionized state workers of many of their collective bargaining rights. john yang is in columbus with the latest. >> reporter: contessa this is the most ambitious attempt to limit the collective bargaining rights of employees. it would not only make strikes illegal, it would do away with binding arbitration. that means that if contract negotiations were to bog down, employers could unilaterally impose their last best tax incr could go to the polls to overturn it and reject it. now, labor lawyers or labor law experts i've talked to sa
now trump is telling president obama, i showed you mine, now show me yours. new jersey governor chris christie brings his brand of strait ta straight talk to the nation's capital. they're expected to bring in $10 million. >>> can you see bill murray as fdr? it is really happening. murray is all set to play america's 32nd president in a film adaptation of the radio play hide park on hudson, the story about fdr's affair with a distant cousin. sounds scandalous. >>> at any...
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>> i think it tells us a lot more about president obama. cool, distant, gives more information about his dislike of the political process and how long it took him to warm to bill clinton and in the end how much he needed him during his re-election. the golf episode is interesting, alex, because it showed that obama just couldn't -- it wasn't enough to say, i want to not golf with him. he actually added extra people to the mix to make sure. that's what was fascinating. >> you agree with that? >> i have a portion in my book that also talks about this now famous golf match. doug band, bill clinton's aide, was playing and the president had somebody with him as well. i think it was always going to be a foursome. one of the reasons they stopped playing before completing 18 holes is there was a wedding going on in the clubhouse at andrew's air force base. a couple of the last holes were occupied by the wedding party. >> so the full story has not been told here. >> that's what this is, mining down for details. it might not be history. you know, jon
>> i think it tells us a lot more about president obama. cool, distant, gives more information about his dislike of the political process and how long it took him to warm to bill clinton and in the end how much he needed him during his re-election. the golf episode is interesting, alex, because it showed that obama just couldn't -- it wasn't enough to say, i want to not golf with him. he actually added extra people to the mix to make sure. that's what was fascinating. >> you agree...
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could you tell us why you're in favor of president obama's vision of the way forward here? >> well, they differ with me, instead of i differing with them, and maybe you should get them on tv and tell them, ask them why they differ with us. why they think it's necessary to go back to the moon, and why they think it's necessary to carry on with two rockets that just are not living up to expectations, and by the time we could get to the moon, if that is the course we followed, the chinese and the indians would already be there to welcome us. i don't think that that is a path to american greatness, which has been my objective for quite some while. i did see some merit in 2004 in returning to exploration, but the manner in which we did that didn't allow the six years from 2004 until 2010 to come up with a replacement. to the shuttle, if we retired it at that point. and for 30 years, we have been watching the shuttle land on a runway, and it appeared to me that the previous program was very well satisfied with going back to the days of mercury, gemny and apollo and landing in the
could you tell us why you're in favor of president obama's vision of the way forward here? >> well, they differ with me, instead of i differing with them, and maybe you should get them on tv and tell them, ask them why they differ with us. why they think it's necessary to go back to the moon, and why they think it's necessary to carry on with two rockets that just are not living up to expectations, and by the time we could get to the moon, if that is the course we followed, the chinese...
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>> i'm ab williams here supporting obama. >> tell me about your health care situation. >> a communist! >> we are an example of somebody -- my husband and i have six children. we have worked hard our whole lives and at the end of june my husband lost his job and for the first time in our whole lives we are without health insurance. >> okay. let's get back to this lady. who said communist down here? what did you mean by that? >> well, all you have to do is study it out, just study it out and you will see. you haven't done your homework, buddy. >> what do i need to study? >> he's a communist and those of us who are not voting for him know it. >> what do you mean by communist? >> you don't know? >> tell me. help me out here. >> you don't know? >> i just want to know what you mean. >> oh, i know what i mean. >> help us out. you're on national television. >> i know i'm on national television. >> tell me what you mean when you just accused a guy -- >> you just study it out. >> is he an american? >> oh, no. >> what country is he from? >> just because he was born here doesn't mean he thinks li
>> i'm ab williams here supporting obama. >> tell me about your health care situation. >> a communist! >> we are an example of somebody -- my husband and i have six children. we have worked hard our whole lives and at the end of june my husband lost his job and for the first time in our whole lives we are without health insurance. >> okay. let's get back to this lady. who said communist down here? what did you mean by that? >> well, all you have to do is...
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what's in his taxes and he won't tell you what he'll do to yours. to pay for huge tax breaks for mill heirs like them. he would have to raise taxes on the middle class. you could lose the deduction for your home mortgage, college tuition tuition, health care. how much would you pay? romney just won't say. >> most effective democratic campaign ad on taxation possibly in history. he won't reveal what's in his taxes and he won't tell you what he would do to yours. >> exactly. it's vintage bill clinton. there's a problem with mitt romney being a rich phoney who won't tell you the truth about himself or what he wants to do to your taxes or your livelihood. and i think that's very effective. >> what would the poetcy of that ad be if you couldn't say the part about he won't reveal what's in his taxes. >> i don't think it goes as far. that's the funny thing, republicans, they dislike mitt romney for all kinds of other reasons, he's not conservative enough, but i think they're going to learn he's also really hurting them on the big grover norquist issue beca
what's in his taxes and he won't tell you what he'll do to yours. to pay for huge tax breaks for mill heirs like them. he would have to raise taxes on the middle class. you could lose the deduction for your home mortgage, college tuition tuition, health care. how much would you pay? romney just won't say. >> most effective democratic campaign ad on taxation possibly in history. he won't reveal what's in his taxes and he won't tell you what he would do to yours. >> exactly. it's...
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. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york, doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? a shiny coat of paint? a list of features? what about the strength of the steel, the integrity of it's desi? or how it responds in extreme situations. the deeper you look, the more you see the real differences. and the more you understand what it means to own a mercedes-benz. the c-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for special offers thrgh meedes-benz financial. why is dick butkus here? i hired him to speak. a lot of fortune 500 companies use him. but-- i'm your only employee. we're gonna start using fedex to ship globally-- that means billions of potential customers. we're gonna
. >>> still ahead on "countdown," president obama tells the u.n. general assembly he will never apologize for defending the interests in the united states and tells other world leaders it's time to step up and not wait for the united states to fix everything. and then, there's gadhafi, already causing problems before he even started his speech. new jersey refused his traveling tent, bedford, new york, doesn't want it either, where will the lion sleep tonight? a shiny coat of...
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the single most important thing we want to achieve, he tells national journal, is for president obama to be a one-term president. the real republican platform revealed with gene robinson. wikileaks, iraqi security forces were torturing and killing iraqi civilians and the bush administration knew it and lied. defense department contractors were killing iraqi civilians and the bush administration knew it and lied. the bombing of the shrine in somarra in february, 2006, led to the death of 1300 iraqi civilians. rumsfeld denied the figure, stuck to a number around 350, slammed the media for reporting what he knew was the truth. rumsfeld lied. >> a steady stream of errors all seem to be of a nature to inflame the situation and to give heart to the terrorists and discourage those who hope for success in iraq. >> bp's new ceo knows who's at fault for the fear and depression in the aftermath of the deepwater horizon disaster -- the media. and karl rove versus tokyo "rose" limbaugh. rove says the tea party isn't sophisticated. limbaugh accuses rove of elitism. huckaby thinks rove thinks of the
the single most important thing we want to achieve, he tells national journal, is for president obama to be a one-term president. the real republican platform revealed with gene robinson. wikileaks, iraqi security forces were torturing and killing iraqi civilians and the bush administration knew it and lied. defense department contractors were killing iraqi civilians and the bush administration knew it and lied. the bombing of the shrine in somarra in february, 2006, led to the death of 1300...